Assessment and Authorization Specialist (TS/SCI + Poly)

Description

The DarkStar Group is seeking an Assessment and Authorization Specialist with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Herndon, VA. Below is an overview of the project, as well as information on our company, our benefits, and our $25,000 referral program.

THE PROGRAM
The DarkStar Group is a member of 100% of the winning teams for the largest technology program in the Intel Community. We've been supporting this customer on many different sub-projects of this program since our founding in 2013. We've grown on this effort by providing the customer with Engineers who have done exceptional work, and we've retained our staff by paying very strong salaries, and working hard to ensure each Engineer is doing work that aligns with their career interest.

THE PROJECT
The Sponsor is seeking information systems security engineering support. The systems security engineering support will focus on Accreditation and Authorization (A&A) work for an office focused on developing and delivering methods for defending, augmenting, and operationalizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) solutions.

THE ROLE

• The Contractor shall provide systems security engineering support to all of the Sponsor's applications and systems.
• The Contractor shall fill out and manage the entries for the Sponsor's applications and systems in the Sponsor's A&A system(s). This may include creating new entries for breaking apart or grouping together applications or systems.
• The Contractor shall assist in the steps of A&A functions by working with the engineering team on each A&A control and provide testing and audit logs to ensure A&A requirements are met. This includes working with engineering teams on addressing system Plan of Action & Milestones (POAMs) and documenting that work in A&A systems.
• The Contractor shall provide proactive guidance on information security policies, regulations, and technical implementations with a solid understanding of cyber security operations and the Sponsor's A&A processes.
• The Contractor shall actively participate in or lead technical exchange meetings and application review boards, to verify and validate systems security controls, while also documenting action items and results of those events.
• The Contractor shall provide briefings on system statuses and mitigation activities.
• The Contractor shall provide information and expertise to development teams and Sponsor staff on A&A and security status for applications, identifying areas of risk, and assisting with addressing those risks.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience with standard cyber security policies, guidance, research, evaluation, and development of relevant security policies.
• Demonstrated experience securing and providing risk mitigations for systems and applications in a cloud environment.
• Demonstrated experience with system configurations, development and design, specifically around enterprise systems.
• Demonstrated experience communicating both verbally and in writing, when responding to emails, telephone calls and in person inquiries from organizational personnel.
• Demonstrated experience with A&A and information security systems.

Desired Skills (Optional)

• Demonstrated experience with data science and data engineering tools and methods.
• Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor's mission systems and applications.
• Demonstrated experience with system configurations, development and design, specifically around enterprise systems that use the Sponsor's cloud offerings.
• Demonstrated experience with Sponsor A&A and information security systems.
• Certification:
  • ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  • ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • ISC Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • ISC Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
  • ISC Certified Authorization Professional (CAP)

About The DarkStar Group

Our Company

The DarkStar Group is a small business that solves BIG problems. We're one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the US, and our engineers and scientists support the most critical national security missions in Virginia, Maryland, and elsewhere. Data Science, Software Engineering, Cloud/AWS Infrastructure, and Cyber/CNO are our core areas of expertise. We offer interesting and important work, job security, some of the best and most flexible benefits you'll find in the IC, and salaries so strong that they'll likely surprise you.

Our Benefits

The DarkStar Group offers exceptional compensation and benefits:

• very strong salaries;
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and all dependents;
• the ability to get increased salary if you don't need medical/dental/vision;
• 100% company-paid disability and life insurance benefits;
• a generously-funded HSA;
• an 8% 401(k) contribution;
• 31 days of PTO/holidays to start (more with tenure);
• the ability to flex time across pay periods without using your PTO;
• a generous training budget;
• $25,000 employee referral bonuses;
• business development / growth incentives; and
• top notch company swag.

** We have a huge growth opportunity, so we are offering up to a $25,000 reward for anyone new you refer whom we hire. **

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.